read the writing on the wall

read the writing on the wall
read/see the writing on the wall British, American & Australian, American to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you.

They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better.

Those who failed to read the handwriting on the wall lost a lot of money.


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